Irish bellows-blown bagpipes, dating in their present form back to the 18th century, having a double-reed chanter, three single-reed drone pipes in one stock, and three or four keyed double-reed pipes for playing chords. The instruments are played sitting with the drones lying across the player's knees.
AAT
300042434
elbow pipes
Irish organs
organs, Irish
pipes, elbow
pipes, uilleann
pipes, union
uileann pipe
uillean pipe
uillean pipes
union pipe
union pipes
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